Macon County Board of Education March 2014 Meeting

The Macon County Board of Education met Monday night in Highlands for their regular March 2014 meeting. The full video and press kit from the meeting are below. Board of Education Agenda and Press Kit 03-24-2014 by Thunder Pig For those unwilling to sit through the full video, I have culled five excerpts (including the school calendar discussion) from the meeting and posted them below. Excerpt #1: iPad Textbook Demo Tim Burrell...

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Macon County Airport Authority March 2014 Meeting

The Macon County Airport Authority met this afternoon amidst flurries for their March 2014 meeting. The video of the proceedings is posted below. The board approved a budget to submit to the Macon County Commissioners to consider during their annual budget process. Here are the figures: MACON COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY BUDGET REQUEST FOR FY 2014-2015 Legal Fees $5,000 Contract Services $1,000 Audit $6,100 ...

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Macon County Commissioners meet with SCC Board of Trustees

The Macon County Commissioners met last night in the Groves Center on the Siler Farm Road Campus of Southwestern Community College. I have the full video below and I have also cut it into segments for those who are only interested in a segment of the meeting. The last meeting of the county commissioners can be viewed by clicking here. The agenda of the meeting: MACON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS CONTINUED SESSION 6 P.M. MARCH 18, 2014 AGENDA 1....

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REACH of Macon County launches fundraising campaign to build new shelter

REACH of Macon County held a press conference yesterday afternoon to publicize the launch of a Capital Campaign to raise money to build a shelter that will, according to Bonnie Peggs, President of the Board of Directors, " provide a safe place for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault" to be away from their abuser while they learn how to break the cycle of violence. The current shelter has 6 beds and the new shelter will provide...

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Town Hall Discussion Series Introduced at Press Conference

Pictured (L-R) Matt Bateman, Patti McClure, Nancy Scott, Kristina Moe and Angela Moore The League of Women Voters and Venture Local Franklin held a joint press conference at the town gazebo in downtown Franklin to introduce their upcoming Town Hall Discussion Series. The first topic will be a discussion about proposed designs for the new town gazebo.  It will be held on March 31, 2014, beginning at 6pm in Tartan Hall on Church...

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Macon County Republicans Hold 2014 Convention

On Saturday, the Macon County Republican Party held it's annual convention (video excerpts are posted below) at the Community Facilities Building on the Georgia Road. Some 160 people attended the event, socializing and meeting with candidates for various local and state offices. The musical group Blue Ridge performed a couple of songs in tribute of America and Congressman Mark Meadows and the Seniro Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme...

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Franklin Aldermen to hold special meeting on Tuesday, March 18th

The Franklin Town Board of Aldermen will be holding a special called meeting to discuss an offer to purchase the old town hall and town bridge improvements. The agenda is posted below. Due to a previously scheduled meeting of the Macon County Board of Commissioners with the SCC Board of Trustees, I will not be able to attend and record this meeting. Town of Franklin Board of Aldermen Agenda March 18, 2014 5:30 p.m. 1. Call to order- Mayor...

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The League of Women Voters and Venture Local Franklin to announce details for the upcoming Community Town Hall Discussion Series at Monday Press Conference

PRESS RELEASE WHO: League of Women Voters and Venture Local Franklin WHAT: Press Conference to announce the upcoming Community Town Hall Discussion Series. WHEN: Monday, March 17th, 11:00 AM WHERE: The Gazebo in Downtown Franklin WHY: Details for The Community Town Hall Discussion Series will be announced. The goal of this first discussion is to bring together ideas about the design and use of the gazebo. INTERVIEWS: Organizers...

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Macon County Commissioners 03-11-2014

The Macon County Commissioners met Tuesday night for their regular monthly meeting. ) The agenda and press kit for the meeting is posted below. I understand that Scribd has started charging people for the ability to download documents I have posted on that website, so I have included a link [right click to download PDF] to where you can download the document for free. I posted a live text play by of the meeting on my Macon Media facebook...

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Strong winds knock out power to over 700 in Macon County Duke Energy estimates power restoration by 4pm today

Strong winds last night knocked out power to over 700 people in Macon County and around 3,000 people in surrounding counties. Duke Energy estimates they will have the power restored to most of these locations by 4pm today....

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Victor Drummond Withdraws Challenge to Gary Shields Candidacy

**UPDATE** 11:53AM Victor Drummond is withdrawing his challenge to the candidacy of Gary Shields, candidate for one of the two seats in the District II County Commissioner race....

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Challenge to Haven's Candidacy Fails

The Macon County Board of Elections met yesterday to consider a challenge to the eligibility of Macon County Commissioner Ron Haven to run in the District II race for county commissioner issued by Charles "Scoon" Nichols. After the hearing, the board voted 3-0 that Ron Haven did indeed maintain a domicile in the district. A brief video of just the decision is below: ) Full video of the entire proceeding and a copy of the paperwork filed...

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One Person Dead After Stabbing on Kirkland Road

One man is dead, another in custody after a caller reported a fight that was still in progress when they called 911. First Responders from the Franklin Fire Department and two ambulances from the Macon County EMS Franklin Base responded to the call and entered the scene after the scene was secured by officer of the Macon County Sheriff's Department. No names have been released and here is the initial audio of the radio traffic of the call. There...

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